Kaya AI, an advanced construction supply chain intelligence platform, announced it has officially launched out of stealth with $5.3 million in pre-seed funding led by 53 Stations, Suffolk Technologies, and Soma Capital, with additional backing from Barclays Black Formation Investments (BBFI) managed by Zeal Capital Partners, RXR, Mantis VC, Virta Ventures and other notable investors.
Kaya AI focuses on transforming supply chains for data center and mission-critical infrastructure projects, two of the most complex and high-stakes verticals in construction. Using artificial intelligence, data analytics, and automation, Kaya AI streamlines procurement processes, enabling faster, more efficient, and sustainable projects.
Kaya AI’s platform was designed to augment human productivity, enabling teams to accomplish more with fewer resources. Its proprietary AI technology simplifies procurement tracking and automates routine workflows, freeing up team members to focus on high-priority, strategic tasks. The platform helps teams proactively avoid delays by offering real-time lead time tracking, ensuring critical components are delivered on schedule.
AI teammates such as Jarvis act as an always-on assistant, centralizing communication, automating tasks, and delivering real-time intelligence. This combination enables teams to work smarter, not harder, achieving better outcomes with fewer resources.
Kaya AI was one of seven companies selected for Suffolk Technologies’ BOOST 4 program, an accelerator connecting transformative built-world startups with industry experts and partners.
Support from Kaya AI’s early investors is advancing growth by accelerating its native AI product development and solutions, expanding its engineering and operations teams, and launching marketing efforts to reach more customers and drive market adoption. Its expanded group of investors includes 4DX Ventures, TO Ventures, Optimist Ventures, Refashiond Ventures, Timon Capital, BFF, and BlueImpact.
KEY QUOTES:
“Data centers, infrastructure and other mission critical projects are at the forefront of global growth, yet their supply chains remain riddled with inefficiencies and delays. Kaya AI’s AI-native platform addresses these challenges, reducing the time teams spend from managing procurement through delivery by 80% and ensuring seamless project execution. Backed by leading investors and customers, we’re ready to scale our impact and transform these critical industries.”
- Ojonimi Bako, CEO and co-founder of Kaya AI
“I’ve spent my career helping to organize the world’s information, and construction remains one of the last and most critical industries to digitize. 75% of the world’s infrastructure needed by 2050 hasn’t been built yet.”
- Nicholas Selz, president and co-founder of Kaya AI
“Kaya AI is redefining how construction supply chains are managed, offering a level of precision and intelligence that the industry has long needed.”
- Phil Lawson-Shanks, chief innovation officer at Aligned Data Centers
“Kaya AI tackles a critical challenge in construction: supply chain management. Their platform’s potential was evident when they won the ‘People’s Choice Award’ during BOOST Demo Day.”
- Parker Mundt, vice president at Suffolk Technologies; Post-program, Suffolk, one of Suffolk Technologies’ industry partners, adopted Kaya AI, deploying it across projects to streamline procurement. On one project, it reduced a three-month process to one week, improved lead time accuracy by 90%, and cut procurement tracking time by 80%.
“At 53 Stations and The Pritzker Organization, we look for transformative technology partners in spaces we know well. Through our partnership with Lithko Contracting and STV, we experience first-hand the difficulties and inefficiencies of material procurement for construction from preconstruction through project completion. We believe Kaya AI is well-positioned to help address these inefficiencies through simple-to-use, AI-driven software. We are excited to partner with Ojonimi, Nick and the entire Kaya AI team.”
- Jason Pritzker, co-founder and managing partner of 53 Stations
